Civilization VII reviews are live — Let’s see what everyone’s saying about the next 4X epic – Windows Central
I gave the game a 90% score, but that’s definitely not the only opinion to consider.
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Civilization 7 launches fully on February 11, 2025 (with early access starting on February 5) but the review embargo has lifted. That means you have more than a week to figure out if the game is right for your tastes, and there are plenty of reviews to check out. With all the major changes compared to Civ 7’s predecessors — new age mechanics, new military units, new diplomacy options, and more — knowing what you’re getting yourself into is more important than ever.Checking in on Metacritic about six hours after the game’s review embargo lifted, Civilization 7 is sitting at an overall 81% score for PC reviews with 67 total critic opinions. That’s slightly lower than the 90% I handed out in my Civilization 7 review, but, as I noted therein, I knew that opinions would vary quite a bit. There are so far no console reviews, as it appears the game was only handed out early for PC players.Here’s a varied roundup of opinions from around the web to give you a better idea of what’s arriving soon in Civilization 7.As I expected, there’s quite a bit of variation in terms of the critic response to Civilization 7. With a series so legendary, you’re bound to have purists on one side arguing against more casual players who just want to have a good time. I consider myself in the latter camp, though I’ve played plenty of Civ 5 (and less so Civ 6). I took this knowledge first into my Civ 7 preview before committing to a full review.It seems like more than a few critics found the game to be “boring” despite a strong focus on tightening up some of the mid- and late-game pacing and unit management. I have to subjectively disagree; I can’t stop playing Civ 7.Looking at reviews with a similar score to my own Civ 7 review, opinions tend to match my own. The game has some minor bugs and is clearly gearing up for an extended stretch of paid DLCs, but the major changes to mechanics only benefit the series and make it feel a lot more modern.Here’s a quote from me that sums up my more than 50 hours (so far) with Civilization 7:All the latest news, reviews, and guides for Windows and Xbox diehards.”Civilization 7 doesn’t stray so far as to not feel like a Civ game, but the new mechanics and units will make you reconsider your old strategies. Civilization 7 is easy to pick up and play for newcomers to the series, and for veterans, it offers more valid strategies than ever before. Many of the big changes in Civilization 7 are undoubtedly due to the newfound competition from 4X strategy games like Ara: History Untold, Old World, and Humankind; the devs didn’t just want to give the series a facelift when other ways to operate a 4X turn-based strategy game have proven successful.”Civilization 7 is expected to launch on February 11, 2025 on PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Playstation 5/4, Nintendo Switch, Linux, and macOS. Early access for buyers of the Deluxe or Founders Editions will begin on February 6.Civilization VIICivilization VII is a turn-based 4X strategy game launching on February 11, 2025. It’s now available to preorder on all major platforms.👉 See Standard/Deluxe/Founders Edition (PC) at CDKeys👉 See Standard Edition (Xbox Series X|S) at CDKeys👉 See Deluxe Edition (Xbox Series X|S) at CDKeys Cale Hunt brings to Windows Central more than eight years of experience writing about laptops, PCs, accessories, games, and beyond. If it runs Windows or in some way complements the hardware, there’s a good chance he knows about it, has written about it, or is already busy testing it.
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